FLUX Condemns Transgender Military Ban

LOS ANGELES--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--In response to President Trump declaring this morning, via Twitter, that
he would seek to overturn Obama-era policies regarding the military
service of transgender and gender non-conforming Americans, FLUX, AIDS
Healthcare Foundation’s (AHF) transgender advocacy group, issued the
following statement:

“Despite the daily struggles facing their community, trans and gender
non-conforming Americans show bravery every time they go out into a
world that doesn’t fully recognize them. If these Americans make the
brave decision to enlist and defend their country, we believe there
should be no barriers to prevent their right to serve openly, proudly,
and without fear. We would like to urge all members and allies of the
LGBTQI community to stand together against the regression of transgender
progress and not let it be reduced to simply a part of distraction
politics intended to rally a political base.”

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQI civil rights
organization, estimates
that there are at least 15,000 transgender individuals currently serving
openly in the United States military.